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Harper pitched well in 2016 with a 2.18 ERA and 46 strikeouts in just over 41 innings between Double-A and Triple-A, but missed all of the 2017 season after undergoing Tommy John Surgery in November of that year. He’s a left-handed reliever who offers some deception, so he could be effective against left-handers. The brothers haven’t played on the same team since they were at College of Southern Nevada, but it would make sense that playing with a family member could give at least some incentive to Bryce wanting to return.

Rutledge loses his spot on the Phillies’ 40-man roster to make room for the acquisition of Derek Hill on Thursday. The 27-year-old hurler has registered a 4.42 ERA, 1.53 WHIP and a 12/11 K/BB ratio over 18 1/3 innings in 18 appearances at the Triple-A level this season. He may slide through waivers unclaimed and continue to function as extra pitching depth for the Phillies.

Colmenares, 24, was in the midst of a solid season at High-A Jersey Shore, slashing .278/.403/.413 with three homers, 19 RBI, five stolen bases (in 14 attempts) and a 41/25 K/BB ratio over 154 plate appearances. Given his age, the White Sox may opt to bump him up to Double-A to see how he fares against higher-level competition.

Campbell, 23, was originally a fourth-round selection by the Dodgers from the 2023 draft class. He has really struggled offensively at Double-A Reading this season, slashing .216/.281/.412 with seven homers, 31 RBI and nine stolen bases in 218 plate appearances. He’ll add minor league outfield depth for the White Sox.

Hill was likely going to be designated for assignment by the White Sox with Everson Pereira returning on Thursday, so they opted to flip him for anything they could get at this point. The 30-year-old outfielder has hit .213/.284/.375 with four homers, eight RBI and seven stolen bases in 90 plate appearances with the White Sox this season. He’ll add insurance for the Phillies in the event that Adolis Garcia (shoulder) requires a trip to the injured list.

The 25-year-old outfielder had been shelved since the end of April due to a right pectoral strain. He made it through a short rehab assignment without any issues though and is ready to rejoin the White Sox. He returns to a .250/.310/.453 slash line with three homers and seven RBI through his first 71 plate appearances. If he regains regular playing time, he remains an intriguing option in deeper mixed leagues.

Soto made a pretty horrible baserunning mistake after doubling in the fifth, freezing on a single behind him as though he was worried about making an out at third. He was waved home anyway and would have been thrown out if Jimmy Crooks hadn’t missed the throw from Nathan Church in center. That run tied the game, and Soto’s solo shot two innings later ended the scoring for the day. He has 14 homers and 31 RBI on the season.

Scott gave up homers to Alec Burleson in the first and Lars Noobaar and Jimmy Crooks in the second to account for all of the runs. He was effective afterwards, but the Mets didn’t let him face Nootbaar, who had also doubled, for a third time with two on in the fifth. Scott had allowed just one homer in eight starts this season, but that wasn’t going to continue from a guy with a 27 percent groundball rate. He still projects to be pretty useful in mixed leagues, even if he’s more help in strikeouts and WHIP than in ERA going forward. He’ll face the Reds next week.

There was no drama today in a one-run game. Williams was fortunate to face the bottom of the order and retired Jimmy Crooks, pinch-hitter Bryan Torres and Nathan Church in order. Williams still has a 5.32 ERA because of a pair of four-run outings, but he’s struck out 36 in 22 innings and has taken just one blown save.

Dobbins struck out five and walked none, but he gave up nine hard-hit balls, including homers to Bo Bichette and Jared Young in the first. This leaves Dobbins with a 3.63 ERA in two relief appearances and two starts for the Cardinals. He’ll likely start again Wednesday against the Padres.

Crooks’ homer was 97.5 mph off the bat and went a projected 374 feet. He later hit a ball 103.9 mph and 402 feet off A.J. Minter, but that was just a flyout. Crooks did have one homer in 46 plate appearances as a major leaguer last season, so today’s was the second of his career. He’s started six of the Cardinals’ 12 games and gone 4-for-22 since being called up two weeks ago.